Memorial Day has a special significance this year for Cookeville resident Betty Hood.She now has a definite answer to a question that she and her family have had for more than 70 years."My brother …
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At least one person has been killed and several others injured in a series of holiday weekend wrecks, two of which involved motorcyclists.According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the fatality was …
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"Radio silence."That's how Monterey Water and Sewer Department Director Duane Jarrett describes recent communications with the state of Tennessee over whether the town will receive a permit for its …
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Emergency responders have access to what can be a lifesaving treatment for opioid overdose. Now there's an effort to arm regular citizens.A Narcan training session will be held Tuesday, May 29, at …
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The new executive director of the Cookeville Rescue Mission has a long history of helping others.Bruce Bailey's parents were officers in the Salvation Army, as were both sets of his grandparents."We …
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